I was looking through some blogs online this week and came across mine, so I read it!!!!  Not bad I thought room for improvement here and there, generally pretty serious and almost verging on the miserable at times.  My points were relevant to those who see themselves as leaders.  So I thought I’d read the previous weeks’ works and remind myself that writing this piece had been all about Mr. Smiley. 

What a contrast!!!!  But that is really what life is all about at the moment.  Times are tough, the economy is really struggling, unemployment is soaring, foreclosures are at a peak and as I’ve said before we really are suffering as a result of the previous decades’ spending binge.

I led myself to a conclusion that despite all of the woes that seem to be coming at us from all directions, and since some believe we are only put on this earth once, (unless you are WALL•E and Eva) and while we are here we should make the most of it and despite everything be HAPPY. 

Democritus, that well known Greek philosopher said, “Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.”  Democritus was also known as the, “laughing philosopher,” because of his continual emphasis on cheerfulness.  Not a bad way to be remembered and not such a bad way to look at things and if more people in this world possessed that trait in the 21^st century the world would be a much happier place.

So come on guys, we talked about smiling a couple of weeks ago, now it’s time to remind ourselves to be HAPPY too.  A great quote from David Burns to end on:

“There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.”

Come on y’all – Smile and be HAPPY.  Whatever adversity lies in front of us a big smile is infectious and bringing some happiness into the lives of ourselves and others will not only help solve the problems of the world but we’ll all have a better time until the good times return – which they will. 

Be HAPPY!

Tags: Adversity, Democritus, Happiness, Woes

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